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1. Untitled Sam Phillips Project
Biography | Announced
The story of legendary record producer Sam Phillips, founder of Sun Records, who helped launch the careers of Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash and Jerry Lee Lewis in the 1950s.
2. Last Train to Memphis
Drama | Announced
A look at the early years of rock star Elvis Presley.
Director: Kevin Macdonald
3.
Headliners & Legends with Matt Lauer (1998–2008)
Episode:
Elvis Presley
Documentary, Biography
Stars: Steve Allen, Ann-Margret, The Beatles, Milton Berle
4. Little Richard: I Am Everything (2023)
TV-MA | 101 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The life and career of Little Richard, the one-of-a-kind rock 'n' roll icon who shaped the world of music.
Director: Lisa Cortes | Stars: Little Richard, Ralph Harper, Newt Collier, Charles 'Bud' Penniman
Votes: 1,415
5. The King (II) (2017)
R | 107 min | Documentary
Forty years after the death of Elvis Presley, a musical road trip across America in his 1963 Rolls Royce explores how a country boy lost his authenticity and became a king while his country lost her democracy and became an empire.
Director: Eugene Jarecki | Stars: Elvis Presley, Eugene Jarecki, James Carville, Mike Tyson
Votes: 1,273 | Gross: $0.26M
6. Soundbreaking: Stories from the Cutting Edge of Recorded Music (2016)
Documentary, History, Music
Soundbreaking explores the history of recorded music. Featuring more than 150 original interviews, the series charts a century's worth of innovation and experimentation, and offers a behind-the-scenes look at the birth of brand new sounds.
Stars: Dermot Mulroney, Todd Boyd, Questlove, Don Was
Votes: 1,419
7. Two Trains Runnin' (2016)
Not Rated | 80 min | Documentary, Music
Two Trains Runnin' is about the search for two forgotten blues singers, carried out in Mississippi during the height of the American civil rights movement.
Director: Sam Pollard | Stars: Taylor Branch, Gary Clark Jr., Common, Dave Dennis
Votes: 133
8.
WTF with Marc Maron (2009– )
Peter Guralnick
(2016 Podcast Episode)
Talk-Show
Stars: Marc Maron, Peter Guralnick
9.
Soundbreaking: Stories from the Cutting Edge of Recorded Music (2016)
Episode:
The Art of Recording
(2016)
52 min | Documentary, History, Music
Looks at how the record producer realizes an artist's vision and captures it for posterity. Explores the styles of some of the biggest producers in the business including Sam Phillips, George Martin, Phil Spector, Dr. Dre, and Rick Rubin.
Directors: Maro Chermayeff, Jeff Dupre, James Manera | Stars: Dermot Mulroney, Don Was, Dave Harries, George Martin
Votes: 88
10.
Serious Jibber-Jabber with Conan O'Brien (2012–2016)
Episode:
Music Historian Peter Guralnick
(2013)
Talk-Show
Stars: Peter Guralnick, Conan O'Brien
11. A.K.A. Doc Pomus (2012)
Not Rated | 98 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
Doc Pomus was the unlikeliest of rock and roll icons. Paralyzed by polio as a child, Jerome Felder reinvented himself first as a blues singer, choosing the blues name Doc Pomus, and then as... See full summary »
Directors: William Hechter, Peter Miller | Stars: Willi Burke, Marshall Chapman, Shawn Colvin, Dion DiMucci
Votes: 96
12. Serious Jibber-Jabber with Conan O'Brien (2012–2016)
Talk-Show
Stars: Conan O'Brien, Judd Apatow, Nate Silver, Edmund Morris
13.
American Masters (1985– )
Episode:
Merle Haggard: Learning to Live with Myself
(2010)
TV-14 | 82 min | Documentary, Biography, History
A candid documentary about the country music legend, who is often called "the poet of the common man," that tells it like it is. The film features interviews with comrades and fellow musicians.
Director: Gandulf Hennig | Stars: Dave Alvin, John Carter Cash, Robert Duvall, Jason Fine
Votes: 109
14. WTF with Marc Maron (2009 Podcast Series)
Talk-Show
Marc Maron welcomes comedians, actors, directors, writers, authors, musicians and folks from all walks of life to his home for amazingly revealing conversations.
Stars: Marc Maron, Eddie Pepitone, Jim Earl, Matthew L. Weiss
Votes: 176
15. Kingdom: Elvis in Vegas (2007 Video)
20 min | Documentary, Short
Stars: Ann-Margret, Michael Bertrand, Terry Blackwood, James Burton
Votes: 19
16. The Scene That Stole Jailhouse Rock (2007 Video)
15 min | Short
The story of the making of the infamous "Jailhouse Rock" musical number from the Elvis Presley movie Jailhouse Rock (1957). Included are scenes from the movie, the number itself and ... See full summary »
Stars: Joel Doyle, Peter Guralnick, George Klein, Harvey Kubernik
Votes: 11
17.
Great Performances (1971– )
Episode:
Respect Yourself: The Stax Records Story
(2007)
TV-G | 155 min | Music, Musical
Spectacular rise & disgraced collapse of Memphis' socially-conscious, neighborhood-based Stax Records, which spawned many of the best soul sounds of the 60's and 70's is told mostly by its ... See full summary »
Directors: Robert Gordon, Morgan Neville | Stars: Samuel L. Jackson, Jim Stewart, Estelle Axton, Deanie Parker
Votes: 216
18. God Gave Rock & Roll to You (2006 TV Movie)
120 min | Documentary
Director: Rory Wheeler | Stars: Robert Beckford, Phil Alexander, Gavin Baddeley, Blanche Barton
Votes: 15
19.
Tavis Smiley (2004–2017)
Episode:
Episode dated 27 January 2006
(2006)
Talk-Show
Director: Jonathan X | Stars: Peter Guralnick, Heather Headley
20. Soul Deep: The Story of Black Popular Music (2005– )
360 min | Documentary, Music
Soul music has conquered the world in the last 50 years - growing from the raw, electric rhythms of the black underclass, it is now a billion dollar industry with R&B and hip-hop dominating... See full summary »
Stars: Colin Salmon, James Brown, Etta James, Jerry Butler
Votes: 114
21.
American Masters (1985– )
Episode:
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
(2005)
Not Rated | 208 min | Documentary, Biography, History
A chronicle of Bob Dylan's strange evolution between 1961 and 1966 from folk singer to protest singer to "voice of a generation" to rock star.
Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Bob Dylan, B.J. Rolfzen, Dick Kangas, Liam Clancy
Votes: 12,111
22.
Soul Deep: The Story of Black Popular Music (2005– )
Episode:
Southern Soul
(2005)
Documentary, Music
Director: Anna Gravelle | Stars: Colin Salmon, Al Bell, Booker T. & the M.G.s, Solomon Burke
23.
Soul Deep: The Story of Black Popular Music (2005– )
Episode:
The Gospel Highway
(2005)
Documentary, Music
Director: Kate Broome | Stars: Colin Salmon, Lou Adler, Muhammad Ali, Solomon Burke
24. Tavis Smiley (2004–2017)
30 min | Talk-Show
A diverse panel of experts on various social, political, economic, and legal issues that are key to Detroit's turnaround.
Stars: Tavis Smiley, Cornel West, Bernie Sanders, Harry Belafonte
Votes: 412
25. The Blues (2003)
770 min | Documentary, Music
A documentary series about the origin and history of The Blues.
Stars: B.B. King, Ike Turner, Pinetop Perkins, Dick Waterman
Votes: 1,251
26. Sam Cooke: Legend (2003 TV Movie)
67 min | Biography, Drama, Music
The life and tragic death of popular R&B singer Sam Cooke, who topped the music charts in the US during the late 1950s and early 1960s.
Directors: Carl Franklin, Mary Wharton | Stars: Jeffrey Wright, Sam Cooke, The Rolling Stones, The Beatles
Votes: 60
27. The Howlin' Wolf Story (2003)
87 min | Documentary
Music documentary about giant blues legend Chester 'Howlin' Wolf' Burnett, including rare performances, his influence on the Rolling Stones, and more.
Director: Don McGlynn | Stars: Howlin' Wolf, Hubert Sumlin, Barbra Marks, Bettye Kelly
Votes: 236
28.
The Blues (2003)
Episode:
Feel Like Going Home
(2003)
110 min | Documentary, Music
A documentary about the blues and it's African origins.
Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Sam Carr, Toumani Diabaté, Corey Harris, John Lee Hooker
Votes: 454
29. Walk on By: The Story of Popular Song (2001)
49 min | Documentary, Music
Eight-episode series depicting 100 years of history of popular song, from early pioneers to rock'n'roll revolution and modern-day pop.
Stars: Pat Boone, Jerry Wexler, Clive Owen, Ray Charles
Votes: 84
30.
VH1 Legends (1996– )
Episode:
Sam Cooke
(2001)
90 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
This film documents the rise of legendary singer Sam Cooke, from his beginnings as a gospel singer to his crossover to the pop and R&B charts. Includes interviews with Aretha Franklin, Lou Rawls and more.
Director: Mary Wharton | Stars: Lou Adler, J.W. Alexander, Dick Clark, Charles Cooke
Votes: 59
31.
Walk on By: The Story of Popular Song (2001)
Episode:
The Road to Rock 'n' Roll
(2001)
Documentary, Music
Director: Jeff Morgan | Stars: Roy Acuff, Pat Boone, Ray Charles, Samuel Charters
32.
Classic Albums (1997– )
Episode:
Elvis Presley
(2001)
Not Rated | 60 min | Documentary, Music
The story behind Elvis's first album features performances from 1955 and '56, interviews with the King and rare home movies of him at play and work. There are also interviews with Sam ... See full summary »
Director: Jeremy Marre | Stars: Elvis Presley, Ernst Jørgensen, D.J. Fontana, Chick Crumpacker
Votes: 165
33. Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock'n'Roll (2000 TV Movie)
90 min | Documentary
Biography of Sam Phillips, the legendary record producer whose Sun Records label in Memphis, TN, produced records by such rock icons as Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins and Johnny Cash.
Director: Morgan Neville | Stars: Johnny Bragg, Johnny Cash, Jack Clement, Jim Dickinson
Votes: 31
34. The Century (1999– )
720 min | Documentary, History
Peter Jennings hosted this 6 episode special that reviews some of the most important events of the 20th Century. Each episode is a two part examination of two events in history that ... See full summary »
Stars: Peter Jennings, Henry Kissinger, Steve Allen, Edward Teller
Votes: 61
35. Mr Rock & Roll (1999– )
60 min | Documentary
Stars: Frank Harper, Don Arden, Tom Watkins, Luke Goss
36.
The Century (1999– )
Episode:
Memphis Dreams
(1999)
Documentary, History
Focuses on two iconic personalities, part 1 on Elvis Presley (segment "Innocence in Rebellion") and part 2 on Martin Luther King Jr. (segment "Searching for the Promised Land"), both with a Memphis connection.
Stars: Peter Jennings, Steve Allen, Douglas Brinkley, Peter Guralnick
37.
Mr Rock & Roll (1999– )
Episode:
Col. Tom Parker
(1999)
Documentary
With his carnival background, Col Tom Parker was the perfect candidate to launch the career of the world's greatest rock n'roll star - but no-one knew Parker was actually Andreas van Kuijk,... See full summary »
Director: Christopher Bruce | Stars: Freddie Bienstock, Steve Binder, Mickey Culpepper, Larry Davis
38. Headliners & Legends with Matt Lauer (1998–2008)
Documentary, Biography
Matt Lauer's in depth biography of world leaders in Politics, Entertainment and Business.
Stars: Matt Lauer, Robert J. Thompson, John Ritter, Matt Roush
Votes: 22
39. Classic Albums (1997– )
50 min | Documentary, Music
A documentary series on several of the key albums in music history.
Stars: David Fricke, Joe Travers, Bruce Botnick, Phil Alexander
Votes: 339
40.
Elvis: The Great Performances (1990– )
Episode:
Vol. 3: From the Waist Up
(1997)
51 min | Documentary, Music
Documentary detailing Elvis Presley`s early television performances.
Director: Andrew Solt | Stars: Bono, Elvis Presley
Votes: 35
41. VH1 Legends (1996– )
43 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
Hour-long documentary detailing the lives and careers of celebrities in the music industry.
Stars: William Baldwin, Kris Kristofferson, Steven Tyler, Roger Daltrey
Votes: 43
42.
Today (1952– )
Episode:
Episode dated 7 October 1994
(1994)
TV-G | News, Talk-Show
Stars: Katie Couric, Peter Guralnick, Priscilla Presley, John Travolta
43.
Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993–2009)
Episode:
Michael McKean/Peter Guralnick/Ann B. Davis
(1994)
TV-14 | 57 min | Comedy, Music, Talk-Show
Director: Dana Calderwood | Stars: Conan O'Brien, Andy Richter, Michael McKean, Peter Guralnick
44. Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993–2009)
TV-14 | 60 min | Comedy, Music, Talk-Show
Conan O'Brien, a Harvard Lampoon alumnus, hosts this late-night comedy/talk-show, which is often silly and whimsical.
Stars: Conan O'Brien, The Max Weinberg 7, Andy Richter, Joel Godard
Votes: 18,968
45. Deep Blues (1992)
91 min | Documentary, Music
Music critic Robert Palmer narrates the insightful story of Delta blues and North Mississippi hill country blues.
Director: Robert Mugge | Stars: Robert Palmer, David A. Stewart, Abraham Schwab, Booker T. Laury
Votes: 202
46. Elvis: The Great Performances (1990– )
Documentary, Music
Stars: George Klein, Priscilla Presley, Bono, Elvis Presley
47.
Elvis: The Great Performances (1990– )
Episode:
Vol. 1: Center Stage
(1990)
52 min | Documentary, Music
Director: Andrew Solt | Stars: George Klein, Elvis Presley, Priscilla Presley
Votes: 57
48. American Masters (1985– )
TV-14 | 90 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Documentary series focusing on great American artists and personalities.
Stars: Martin Scorsese, Peter Bogdanovich, Tony Bennett, Dick Cavett
Votes: 1,173
49. Great Performances (1971– )
TV-G | 180 min | Music, Musical
Filmed and televised versions of theater productions, such as plays, musicals, operas, ballets, and concerts from around the world.
Stars: Scott Yoo, Julie Andrews, Renée Fleming, Plácido Domingo
Votes: 896
50. Today (1952– )
TV-G | 240 min | News, Talk-Show
A daily live broadcast provides current domestic and international news, weather reports, and interviews with newsmakers from the worlds of politics, business, media, entertainment, and sports.
Stars: Savannah Guthrie, Hoda Kotb, Jack Lescoulie, Frank Blair
Votes: 2,461